CVE-2006-6410
Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in VMWare 5.5.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long VmdbDb parameter to the…
- 4.6MediumCVSS base score
- 1.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 27% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in VMWare 5.5.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long VmdbDb parameter to the Initialize function.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- VMware 5.5.1 - 'ActiveX' Local Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 2264local, windowspublished 27 Aug 2006Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 2264 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 27% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
6
- http://www.open-security.org/advisories/17 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20061127 Re: VMware 5.5.1 Local Buffer Overflow (HTML Exploit) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 2264 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 19732 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 2008 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20061126 VMware 5.5.1 Local Buffer Overflow (HTML Exploit) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-6393 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2006-6410)Record last updated .